Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner; his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.
He began acting as a child, making his acting debut in City Slickers (1991), followed by roles in his father's films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998). His breakthrough roles were as Homer Hickam in October Sky (1999) and as a psychologically troubled teenager in Donnie Darko (2001). In 2004, Gyllenhaal starred in the science fiction disaster film The Day After Tomorrow. In 2005, he played Jack Twist in Ang Lee's romantic drama Brokeback Mountain, for which Gyllenhaal won a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. His career progressed with starring roles in the thriller Zodiac (2007), the romantic comedy Love & Other Drugs (2010), and the science fiction film Source Code (2011). Further acclaim came with his roles in Denis Villeneuve's thrillers Prisoners (2013) and Enemy (2013), and he received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performances as a manipulative journalist in Nightcrawler (2014) and a troubled writer in Nocturnal Animals (2016). His highest-grossing release came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), in which he portrayed Quentin Beck / Mysterio. Gyllenhaal has also performed on stage, starring in Broadway productions of the musical Sunday in the Park with George as well as the plays Constellations and Sea Wall/A Life, the lattermost of which earned him a Tony Award nomination. Aside from acting, he is vocal about political and social issues.
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The Bride!
2026
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Road House
Dalton
2024
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Master Sergeant John Kinley
2023
Strange World
Searcher Clade (voice)
2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
2022
Velvet Buzzsaw
Morf Vandewalt
2019
Wildlife
Jerry Brinson
2018
The Sisters Brothers
John Morris
2018
Great Performers: Horror Show
The Damned
2017
Stronger
Jeff Bauman
2017
Okja
Johnny Wilcox
2017
Life
Dr. David Jordan
2017
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Self (archive footage)
2016
Nocturnal Animals
Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
2016
Demolition
Davis Mitchell
2016
Everest
Scott Fischer
2015
Southpaw
Billy 'The Great' Hope
2015
Accidental Love
Howard Birdwell
2015
Nightcrawler
Louis Bloom
2014
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
Self
2014
Enemy
Adam / Anthony
2014
Prisoners
Detective Loki
2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
End of Watch
Brian Taylor
2012
Source Code
Colter Stevens
2011
Love & Other Drugs
Jamie Randall
2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince Dastan
2010
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
2010
Brothers
Tommy Cahill
2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
2009
Rendition
Douglas Freeman
2007
Zodiac
Robert Graysmith
2007
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford
2005
Brokeback Mountain
Jack Twist
2005
Proof
Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jake Gyllenhaal
2005
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Narrator (voice)
2005
The Day After Tomorrow
Sam Hall
2004
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Self / Joe Nast
2003
Moonlight Mile
Joe Nast
2002
Lovely & Amazing
Jordan
2002
Highway
Pilot Kelson
2002
The Good Girl
Holden Worther
2002
Bubble Boy
Jimmy Livingston
2001
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001
October Sky
Homer Hickam
1999
Homegrown
Jake
1998
Josh and S.A.M.
Leon Coleman
1993
A Dangerous Woman
Edward
1993
City Slickers
Danny Robbins
1991
In the Grey
Michael Harris
Road House 2
Elwood Dalton
Remain
Tate Donovan
2026
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway
Self · (1 episode)
2025
Presumed Innocent
Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich · (8 episodes)
2024
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2024
Ambulance
Danny Sharp
2022
The Guilty
Joe Baylor
2021
Show of Titles
"Camelot" Performer
2021
Spirit Untamed
Jim Prescott (voice)
2021
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2021
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Self
2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Jake Gyllenhaal
2020
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
2020
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Mr. Music
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
2019
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
Special Guest Star
2019
Explained
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (4 episodes)
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Time to Dance
The Killer
2012
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Live from Studio Five
Self · (1 episode)
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2007
Man vs. Wild
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
Self
2004
Abby Singer
Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · (1 episode)
2001
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1999
The Daily Show
Self · (7 episodes)
1996
Screen Actors Guild Awards
(1 episode)
1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Matt Ellison · (1 episode)
1993
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (7 episodes)
1988
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (3 episodes)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (3 episodes)
1953
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944